Rakesh Kumar Mishra is an Indian scientist specializing in genomics and epigenetics.[3] Mishra retired as the 6th director of CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) in Hyderabad, India,[4] on the April 30th, 2021. He is currently the Director of TIGS, Bengaluru and holds J. C. Bose Fellowship at CCMB.
Rakesh Mishra | |
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 Indian Geneticist; Former Director, CSIR-CCMB; Director, TIGS, Bengaluru | |
| Born | 14 April 1961 [1] |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Alma mater | University of Allahabad[2] |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Genome Organisation, Chromatin Structure |
| Institutions | Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Hyderabad |
| Website | Homepage |
Biography
He is an elected fellow of the Indian National Academy of Science, New Delhi,[5] the Indian Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Sciences and the Andhra Pradesh Academy of Sciences.[2]
He is also a life member of Proteomics Society, India.[6] Mishra obtained his master's degree in chemistry[2] and Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry[2] from the University of Allahabad and was appointed Director CCMB by CSIR, assuming charge on 19 May 2016.[4] Mishra has also edited and contributed a chapter to the book, Chromosomes to Genome.[7]
Mishra had previously held post doctoral positions at the Molecular Biophysics Unit, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, University of Bordeaux, France and University of Geneva, Switzerland prior to joining CSIR-CCMB in 2001.[2]
Research interests
Mishra investigates genome organisation focusing on evolutionarily conserved regions, structure of chromatin material and epigenetic regulation of genes during embryonic development stages.[4]
As a director of CCMB
Mishra assumed charge of CCMB on 19 May 2016. Some of the hallmark initiatives that he started in CCMB include:
References
External links
- Rakesh Mishra publications indexed by Google Scholar